Perseus LLC

Perseus LLC (Perseus) is a "merchant bank and private equity fund management company with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Since its inception in 1994, Perseus has invested in a broad range of transactions from venture capital financings to leveraged buyouts and debt market investments. Perseus generally invests in companies in which it can participate in the company's strategic planning, operations and development and thereby add significant value to the investment. In particular, Perseus invests in companies that have the strategic characteristics described more fully below, i.e., proprietary intellectual property, powerful brands, unique content or a highly skilled work force."

Perseus and its affiliates manage five investment funds:


 * Perseus 1996
 * Perseus Capital, L.L.C. ("Perseus Capital")
 * Perseus 2000, L.L.C. ("Perseus 2000")
 * Perseus Acquisition/Recapitalization Fund, L.L.C. (the "Acquisition/Recap Fund")
 * Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund, L.P. (the "BioPharmaceutical Fund")

Leadership

 * Frank H. Pearl, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 * Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke, Vice Chairman
 * James A. Johnson, Vice Chairman


 * Other Perseus Biographies
 * Lewis A. Lee Sachs, Vice Chairman
 * John T. Schwieters, Vice Chairman
 * Kenneth M. Socha, Senior Managing Director
 * Philip J. Deutch, Managing Director
 * William B. Ford, Managing Director
 * John C. Fox, Managing Director
 * Curtis A. Glovier, Managing Director
 * Thomas G. Labrecque, Jr., Managing Director
 * Ray E. Newton III, Managing Director
 * Charles C. Moore, Managing Director
 * Rajeev Garside, Vice President
 * Lisa M. Schule, Vice President
 * Richard J. Shin, Vice President
 * Richard M. Fruzzetti, Associate
 * Rodd J. Macklin, Chief Financial Officer
 * Brian W. Farr, Controller

Contact details
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 9th Floor Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone: (202) 452-0101 Fax: (202) 429-0588 Email: info AT perseusllc.com Web: http://perseusllc.com/intro.htm

1325 Avenue of the Americas, 25th Floor New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 651-6400 Fax: (212) 651-6399

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